BENITO MUSSOLINI IN PICTURES
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A brief bio before you begin:
Benito Mussolini (b. 1883 - d. 1945). Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He centralized all power in himself as the leader (il duce) of the Fascist party and attempted to create an Italian empire, ultimately in alliance with Hitler's Germany. The defeat of Italian armies in World War II brought an end to his imperial dream and led to his downfall.

In April 1945, just before the Allied armies reached Milan, Mussolini, along with his mistress Clara Petacci, was caught by Italian partisans as he tried to take refuge in Switzerland. They were both executed.

Mussolini on the cover of Life Magazine, 1939.

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